Question 9 OF 9 Before boarding her flight to Zurich, Switzerland, Patricia purchased CHF1,300 from her bank when the exchange rate was C$1 = CHFO.9735. However, an unexpected las %3D minute came up so Patricia had to cancel the trip. Patricia returned to the bank to convert the Swiss currency back into Canadian dollars. If the exchange rate changed to C$1 = CHFO.9942, how many Canadian dollars would Patricia have lost in these transactions? Assume the bank has a 1.50% commission on both the sale and the purchase of the funds. %3D

Question 9 OF 9 Before boarding her flight to Zurich, Switzerland, Patricia purchased CHF1,300 from her bank when the exchange rate was C$1 = CHFO.9735. However, an unexpected las %3D minute came up so Patricia had to cancel the trip. Patricia returned to the bank to convert the Swiss currency back into Canadian dollars. If the exchange rate changed to C$1 = CHFO.9942, how many Canadian dollars would Patricia have lost in these transactions? Assume the bank has a 1.50% commission on both the sale and the purchase of the funds. %3D

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ZTt Suppose that the Canadian dollar is worth A$1.08 and the United States dollar is worth A$1.35. (a) Calculate the value of the Australian dollar against the Canadian dollar. (b) Using your answer to (a), calculate the cross exchange rate between the Canadian dollar and the United States dollar. Focus Page 3 of 3 786 words English (Australia) MacBook Air F10 F11 F12 esc F9 F2 F4 F1 @ #3 2$ % 3 5 7 9 dele Q E R T Y P * CO くo
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5. Suppose that you have local currency equivalents of the following accounts: Savings account $10,000 • Current Account $10,000 • CD (one year maturity) $15,000 • CD (five year maturity) $17,500 plus the following foreign currency accounts: • $10,000 • £10,000 Suppose the bank fails. How much can you expect to recover/to lose from deposit insurance given deposit insurance in the jurisdictions in which you have been assigned? What percent did you, as the depositor, actually recovery of the total sums that were deposited at the failed bank (with all foreign currency accounts converted into the relevant local currency)?
A1 2b Your Canadian company processes raw sugar for sale in the United States, and the firm has just received a container of raw material from the UK. You have an invoice that asks you to pay £20,000 in 30 days. The current exchange rate is $1.75/£. Invoice amount = £20,000 Exchange rate 1£ = $ 1.75 Cost of bill today in Canadian $ = Invoice amount*Exchange rate 1£ = 20,000*1.75 = Canadian $ 35,000 If you thought the dollar would trade at $2.0/£ in 30 days, what should you do?
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Question 24 Suppose the spot rate is A$1.77/GBP. An Audi can be purchased in Sydney, Australia, for A$30,000 or in London, United Kingdom, for £17,860. The real interest rate is 3.5% p.a. for AUD and 1.5% for GBP, a) Calculate the real exchange rate of Sydney Audi per London Audi Is the real exchange rate consistent with the prediction of the absolute PPP? Explain b) Suppose the real interest parity holds, calculate the expected real exchange rate of per London Audi. Will the change in the real exchange rate lead to an increase in the Australia? Explain. y Audi ports of Edit View Insert Format Tools Table 12pt Paragraph BIU AV2v T²V 2 120 ***
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QUESTION # 1North Bank has been borrowing in the U.S. markets and lending abroad, thus incurring foreign exchange risk. In a recent transaction, it issued a one-year $2 million CD at 6 percent and funded a loan in euros at 8 percent. The spot rate for the euro was €1.45/$ at the time of the transaction (US being the home country).Information received immediately after the transaction closing indicated that the euro will depreciate to €1.47/$ by year-end. If the information is correct, what will be the realized spread on the loan? What should have been the bank interest rate on the loan to maintain the 2 percent spread? Assume adjustments in principal value are included in the spread.The bank had an opportunity to sell one-year forward marks at €1.46. What would have been the spread on the loan if the bank had hedged forward its foreign exchange exposure?What is interest rate parity theory and calculate that at what forward exchange rate of dollars per euro, an investor in USA would…
Question 2 You have the opportunity to store your hard-earned money in a French or a Japanese bank account. The Japanese bank account promises an interest rate of 2% a year. If you deposit 1000 Euro in the French bank account, interests will accrue so that you will have 1105 Euros in two years. Today's exchange rate is 1 Euro to 129.60 Yen. a) What should the 1-year forward exchange rate be for you to be indifferent between the two accounts? Make sure you explain what theories justify your calculations b) If the yearly inflation rate for France is 4%, what do you expect the Japanese inflation to be?
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